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Population: 57300000
Area: 301230km²
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country dialing code: 39
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50
Government type: republic
President: Giorgio Napolitano
Prime Minister: Romano Prodi

Religions:

84% Roman Catholic, 6% Jewish, Muslim and Protestant

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